Archive · 2 Jan 2026
India, Pakistan Exchange Nuclear Lists Amid Strains
India and Pakistan have a special agreement to keep each other safe.
Every year on January 1st, they share a list of their nuclear power plants and other important atomic places.
This helps them promise not to attack these places.
They have been doing this for over 30 years, and this year was the 35th time they did it.
Even though their relationship is not very good right now, they still followed this agreement.
They sent the lists to each other at the same time in their own countries through their diplomats.
This agreement was made a long time ago, in 1988, and started working in 1991.
Additionally, they also exchanged lists of prisoners, with India asking Pakistan to release and repatriate Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners who have completed their sentences.
India and Pakistan exchanged lists of nuclear installations and facilities on January 1, 2026, as part of a bilateral agreement.
The exchange was conducted simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad.
This was the 35th consecutive annual exchange, with the first one occurring on January 1, 1992.
The agreement, signed on December 31, 1988, and enforced on January 27, 1991, mandates the exchange of such lists annually.
India also exchanged lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen with Pakistan, urging the release and repatriation of Indian prisoners who have completed their sentences.
- Who
- India and Pakistan
- What
- Exchange of lists of nuclear installations and prisoners
- When
- January 1, 2026 (35th consecutive exchange)
- Where
- New Delhi and Islamabad
- Why
- Under bilateral agreements prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities and ensuring consular access
- Agreement Signing Date
- December 31, 1988
- Agreement Enforcement Date
- January 27, 1991
- Exchange Frequency
- Annually on January 1
- Number of Exchanges
- 35
- First Exchange Date
- January 1, 1992
- Exchange Method
- Simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad
- Indian Prisoners in Pakistan
- 257 (199 fishermen, 58 civilians)
- Pakistani Prisoners in India
- 424 (391 civilians, 33 fishermen)
Sources
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
India, Pakistan Exchange List of Nuclear Installations
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations, prisoners in diplomatic exercise
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India, Pakistan exchange nuclear and prisoner lists after rare Dhaka contact
India, Pak exchange list of nuclear installations
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
Pakistan, India exchange lists of nuclear installations, prisoners
India asks Pakistan to expedite release of Indian prisoners in its custody
India and Pakistan exchange nuclear sites list amid strained ties
India and Pakistan exchange lists of civil prisoners and fishermen under 2008 Consular Pact
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations, civilian prisoners
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
India, Pakistan Exchange Prisoner Lists As Fishermen’s Families Seek Urgent Release Of Indians Jailed Across The Border
India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations, civilian prisoners amid hostilies
